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Salford: Before the Bench: 1877: Part Three



Posted by guest on 14th October 2011 at 02:05 PM
Salford: Before the Bench: 1877: Part Three
By Tony Flynn.

And so boys and girls we come to the final chapter of our look at the workings of the Magistrates Court in Salford in 1877 and the miscreants in the dock, have you spotted any of your relatives yet?

Julia Jones aged 37 was arrested by PC Cooper and charged with riotous and disorderly conduct on Chapel Street.

She was fined 1 shilling.

Mary Ellen Hunt aged 22 was arrested by PC Young and charged with the theft of one shawl and one handkerchief the property of Hannah Thompson of Percival Street, Salford.

She was fined 4 shillings.

Thomas Doherty aged 26 was arrested by Sgt Harrison and charged with being drunk and disorderly in Chapel Street and wilfully tearing Sgt Harrisons great coat.

He was given 14 days imprisonment.

Michael Williams aged 43 was arrested by PC Slaughter and charged with sleeping in a petty in the back yard of 62 St Stephen Steet, Salford.

He was sentenced to one months imprisonment.

James Crook aged 29, William Renshaw aged 25 and Arthur Savage aged 24 were arrested by Sgt Harrison and charged with refusing to leave the Griffin Inn, public house, Chapel Street when requested by the landlord, James Johnson and striking him in the face.

Each man was fined £1.

James Cotton aged 73 was arrested by Sgt Harrison and charged with vagrancy by lodging in a brick kiln near Cross Lane.

He was remanded in custody.

William Dunce aged 26 was arrested by PC Johnson and charged with stealing a silver cream jug, valued at 25 shilling, the property of James Chambers, Westfield Higher Broughton, Salford.

He was sentenced to four months imprisonment.

Elizabeth Lawlor aged 15 was arrested by Sgt Kirk and charged with absconding from St Joseph's Industrial School, Ardwick.

She was given 21 days imprisonment and sent back to the Industrial school.

John Crawley aged 28 was arrested by Sgt Eyre and charged with stealing 5 circular saws from a house under construction in Seedley Grove, Pendleton to the value of £5.

He was remanded in custody.

Joseph Harrop aged 11 was arrested by PC Bainbridge and charged with attempting to break into a shop owned by William Fryers of 65 Chaney Street, Pendleton.

Sentenced to the Industrial School.

William Pollard aged 50 was arrested by PC Cassidy and charged with assaulting Sgt Youd by striking him in the face with his hat.

He was fined £1.

James Lynch aged 27 was arrested by Sgt.Eyre accused of violently assaulting Thomas Riley on Regent Road by kicking him in the ribs.

He was sentenced to 14 days imprisonment.

Ann Bannister aged 24 was arrested by PC Young and charged with illegally pawning a blanket and two sheets the property of Jane Chambers, Dawson Steet, Salford, to the value of 10/6d.

She was imprisoned for 7 days.

Thomas Hope aged 50 was arrested by PC Milligan and charged with being drunk and refusing to leave the Park Inn, Tatton Street, Salford.

He was fined 7/6d.

James Smith aged 25 was arrested by Sgt Eyres and charged with stealing a top hat from the shop of Richard Hayes, Oldfield Road, the value of 3 shilling.

He was sentenced to one months imprisonment.

Ann Cronon aged 32 was arrested by Sgt Gaffney and charged with stealing a pair of stockings from the shop of Peter Le Rees, Whit Lane, Pendleton, the value of 1/9d.

She was sentenced to 14 days imprisonment with hard labour.

William Hadfield aged 21 was arrested by PC Skinner and charged with deserting from H.M.S.Implacable at Plymouth.

He was returned to his ship.

Martha McCabe aged 32 was arrested by PC White and charged with refusing to perform her allotted task of work at the Salford Union Workhouse and also breaking twelve panes of glass at the Salford Union Workhouse to the value of 12 shillings.

She was sentenced to fourteen days imprisonment.

So there we have the last of the cases from this Magistrates Book, there are far too many to mention by name, mainly drunk and disorderly.

I hope that you have enjoyed reading about these colourful characters, it does seem harsh the sentences passed out to some of these people who must have had very hard existences.





Related Links

Part One Before the Bench. click here
Before the Bench Part Two click here
Report as offensive or innapropriate Comment by Albert.Spiby ( member )  1st December 2011
The phrase 3 Hots & a Cot was just used on Channel 5's The Mentalist. Spreading or not an original as thought?

Report as offensive or innapropriate Comment by casey ( member )  31st October 2011
Not Tom " the moose" Savage the terror of Tootal Drive who sadly passed away last year and will be greatly missed by all at 132 Tootal especially for his " chunks" on a Friday night

Report as offensive or innapropriate Comment by Paul Kenny ( member )  31st October 2011
I wonder it Arthur Savage was any relation of Tom Savage?

Report as offensive or innapropriate Comment by dusty millar ( member )  19th October 2011
Yep!! "three hots & a cot" means three meals and a bed for the night in Prison slang, originally coined by "Grotty Bob" the infamous bouncer/ doorman at the Soverign club in the early sixties, who seemed to enjoy going back to Strangeways on a regular basis , who said " if I'd had known I was going to meet most of people I had a run in with at the Soverign perhaps I might have treated them better". Dusty Millar

Report as offensive or innapropriate Comment by Albert.Spiby ( member )  19th October 2011
I'm guessing "Three Hots & a Cot" Means 3 Hot Meals a Day and a bed for the night because you are sent to prison?

Report as offensive or innapropriate Comment by Tony Flynn ( member )  19th October 2011
I have never heard that expression before, "three hots and a cot", I assume the cot is a prison bed, what does three hots mean, anybody help?

Report as offensive or innapropriate Comment by dusty millar ( member )  18th October 2011
Do I remember the scourge of Salford Leslie Walsh!! OH Yes, when that man peered at you over his half moon glasses you knew that you were going for "three hots and a cot", he put the fear of God up us all, Monday Mornings weighing of the drunks no messing about not an ounce of compassion in the man. I heard that he remanded one young man to "grisley Risley" for three weeks awaiting medical reports for have in his possension ONE joint, could you imagine that now!!!, Where are you now Mr Walsh when your fair City needs you.Dusy Millar

Report as offensive or innapropriate Comment by Jenkins ( member )  17th October 2011
Anybody remember Leslie Walsh, the Salford stipendary magistrate who would take no nonsense and sent loads of people down? this was in the 1950 - 1970's ? he was a terror.

Report as offensive or innapropriate Comment by fish4 ( member )  15th October 2011
Enjoyed all episodes of 'before the bench', brilliant!, most of my lot had not reached Salford then, though there is a Renshaw amongst em!, born Salford at the right time!. Great article Tony, many thanks for including it here!.

Report as offensive or innapropriate Comment by bungahigh ( member )  14th October 2011
I have really enjoyed reading 'Before the Bench'.. 1, 2 and 3... Thanks Tony ....

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